GLOSSARY. 
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Setigerous, or Setose, covered with bristles. Kn&ppia, 
g. 142. p. 32. 
Sheath, the lower part of the leaf that surrounds the 
stem. Zostera, g. 24. p. 1. 
Sherds, the fragments of potting employed by gar- 
deners to drain their flower-pots. Protea, g. 231. 
(note.) 
Shield, (29) a broad table-like process in the flower of 
Stap^Iia and its allies. Hu^rnia clavigera, s. 3351. 
Sialagogue, having the power of exciting saliva, 
p. 536. 
Silicated, coated or mixed with flint. Astragalus 
tragacantha, p. 637. (note.) 
Siliceous, flinty, Laurus cinnam6mum, g. 934. (note.) 
Silicle, (235) the small round pod of Cruciferce, Lu- 
naria, g. 1395. p, 536. 
Silique, (236) the long taper pod of CruciferEe. Bras- 
sica, g. 1432. 
Simple, the reverse of compound, p. 1. 
Simiate, or Sinuose, {237) bending in and out. Lyco- 
pus europffi'us, s. 338. 
Stnuato-dentate, sinuate and toothed. Leontodon 
palustris, s. 11156. 
Sinus, the bays or recesses formed by the lobes 
of leaves or other bodies. Hamamelis virginica, 
s. 1811. 
Soboliferovs, (238) producing young plants from the 
root. A'loe brevis, s. 4415. 
Saddened, soaked. Protea, g. 231. (note.) 
Sommferovs, causing sleep. Primula veris, s. 2022. 
Soporific, causing sleep. Hamulus, g. 2074. (note.) 
Sorediferous, (239) bearing soredia. Ramalina, 
g. 2355. p. 949. 
Sori, (152) the patches of fructification on the back of 
the fronds of ferns, p. 925. 
Spadix, (240) a spike protracted from a spatha. 
Zostera, g. 24. p. 1. 
Spatha, a broad sheathing leaf enclosing flowers ar- 
ranged upon a spadix. Hedychium spicatum, s.34. 
Spalhaceous, furnished with a spatha. p. 1. 
Spathiilate, (241) shaped like a spatula, a knife so 
called. Canna gigantea, s. 6. 
Sphacelate, withered or dead. Seni^cio a;gyntius, 
s. 11911. 
Sphcerical, round like a sphere. Alpinia nutans, 
s. 43. 
Spheroidal, almost like a sphere. Cactus latispinus, 
s. 6852. 
Spherules, (242) minute spheres. StromatosphEe'ria 
concentrica, s. 16360. 
Spike, (214) flowers sessile upon a long rachis. Ma- 
ran ta lutea, s. 20. 
Spines, indurated branches or processes formed of 
woody fibre, and not falling oft' from the part that 
bears them. Anclstrum, g. 58. p. 10. 
Spin/form, formed like a spine. Mesembryanthemum 
spiniforme, s 7363. 
Spinous, full of spines. Alpinia c^rnua, s. 44. 
Spinulescent, having a tendency to produce small 
spines. Mesembryanthemum spinuliferura, s. 7421. 
Spinulose, covered with small spines. Rh^ura RIbes, 
s. 5667. 
Spiral, (253) circularly involved. Costus spiralis, s.65. 
Sporules, that part in Cryptogamous plants which an- 
swers to the seeds of other plants, p. 874. 
Sporiiliferous, bearing sporules. Phallus impudicus, 
s. 16336. 
Spurious, covtnierieit. I ris spuria, s. 781. 
Spurs, (243) long processes resembling horns produced 
by various parts of the flower. Curcuma, g. 14. p. 1. 
Squamiform, like scales. Santalum, g. 307. p- 79. 
Squarr'ose, (244) spreading rigidly at right angles, or 
in a greater degree. Zingiber squarrosum, s. 60. 
Squinancy, an inflammation in the throat. Asperula, 
g. 268. (note.) 
Stamen, (245) the male organ of a flower, p. 1. 
SM»22H«/e;-OMS, producing stamina. Campanula, g. 463. 
p. 112. 
Standard, (188) the upper segment of the flower of 
Leguminosas. Thermi')psi3, g. 941. p. 3 ;8. 
Stellate, \n the manner of a star. Sch-w^-nkia, g 42. 
P 9 
Stellulate, resembling little stars. On6sma taftricum, 
s. 1907. 
Sterile, barren. Am6mum grandifl6rum, s. 74. 
Sternutatory, qualities which provoke sneezing. Pri- 
mula vulgaris, g. 350. (note.) 
Stigma, (246) the female organ of a flower. Canna, 
g. 1. p. 1. 
Stimulating, exciting. Cinna, g. 161. (note.) 
StiryiuU, stinging hairs. U'rtica ardens, s. 13230. 
Stipes, (24"?) the stalk of Fungi, p. 978. 
Stipitate, having a short stalk. Aspidistra, g. 759. 
p. 238. 
Stipulaceous, having appendages called stipuls. So- 
lanum Peruvian um, s. 2516. 
Stipulary, occupying the place of stipulte. Paliiirus 
austral is, s. 2896. 
Stipules, (248) small scales at the base of the petiole 
of certain leaves. Spermacoce stylosa, s. 1653. 
Stoloniferous, (249) having creeping roots. Sesl^ria 
elongata, s. 1075. 
Stolons, root shoots. Agrostis, g. 156. (note.) 
Stomachic, relating or agreeable to the stomach. 
Ksempferia, g. 12. (note.) 
Strangury, a disease, and produced on plants by tight 
ligatures. Ornith6galum, g. 802. (note.) 
Strata, layers, beds. Capsicum, g. 4:")3. (note.) 
StricB, small streaks, chaniiels, or funov. s. p. 877. 
Striated, having stria?. Alpinia racemtjsa, s. 41. 
Strigce, little, rigid, unequal, irregular hairs. Chara 
hispida, s. 15199, 
Stri^ose, having strigs. Lithosp^nnum arv^nse, 
s.'l895. 
Strophiolate, surrounded by protuberances. H6vea, 
g. 1536. p. 599. 
Struma, a wen or protuberance, p. 903. 
Strumose, or Strujnous, covered with strumEe. Me- 
sembryanthemum grossum, s. 7422. 
Style, (-^50) the stalk which intervenes between the 
ovarium and stigma, bearing the latter, p. 1. 
Styptic, having the power to staunch blood. Rhus, 
g. 681. (note.) 
Sub, in composition, signifies subordinate, or some- 
what. 
Succedaneum, coming in the place of another. Tacca, 
g. 758. (note.) 
Succulent fleshy and filled with juice. Blitum, g. 28. 
(note.) 
Sudorific, having the power of producing perspir- 
ation. Silvia, g. 62. (note.) 
Suffruticose, shrubby in a slight degree. Sparmacoce 
suftruticosa, s. 1656. 
Sidcate, furrowed. Viborgia, g. 1523. p. 599. 
Supernatant, floating on the surface of any thing. 
A loe, g. 770. (note.) 
Suppurate, to generate matter. Rhiis, g. 681. (note.) 
Supra-decompound, doubly compounded. Scirpus 
sylvaticus, s. 868. 
Surculi, young shoots. Erythronium, g. 782. (note.) 
Suture, the line formed by the cohesion of two parts. 
Mirbt^lia, g. 967. p. 338. 
Syngeiiesious, (251) belonging to the nineteenth class 
of the sexual system. Phlox, g. 369. (note.) 
Synthetical, combining; opposed to analytical. Gil- 
lenia, g. 1142. (note.) 
Syphilitic, useful in the cure of syphilis. Chenopo- 
dium, g. 611. (note.) 
T. 
Tails, (252) the long feathery or hairy terminations of 
certain fruits. Clematis chinensis, s. 7968. 
Tap-root, a root v;hich penetrates deep and perpen- 
dicularly into the ground without dividing. Crinum 
defixum, s. 4182. 
Tarfareous, consisting of tartar. Lecidea confluens, 
s. 15384. 
Teated, resembling the figure of the teat of animals. 
A'chras, g. 427. p. 111. 
Tendrils, (253) the curling twining organs by which 
some plants lay hold of others. Vitis indica, 
. 2858. 
